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Welcome Reception for the Peleskos

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Dear Highlanders and Friends, I am pleased to invite you to attend a welcome reception for NJIT's new provost, Dr. John Pelesko, and his wife, Dr. Michelle Cirillo, who will be joining the NJIT mathematics faculty. The event will take place on April 21, 2023, from 3 pm to 4 pm on the terrace o...

Two NJIT Students Win Prestigious Fellowships to Grow in their Fields of Study

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Two NJIT undergraduates won prestigious fellowships. Olivia Kolakowski ’24 was awarded the Brooke Owens Fellowship, and Milan Patel ’23 has been selected as an Amgen Scholar at Columbia University.  The Fellowship is designed to serve both as an inspiration and as a career boost to capable you...

NJIT Prof. Wins NSF CAREER Award to Study Quantum Material for Next-Gen Electronics

Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
NJIT Assistant Professor of Physics Junjie Yang has won a National Science Foundation’s (NSF) CAREER Award to explore the unusual properties of quantum materials that hold the potential to propel the next generation of smaller, more energy-efficient electronic devices. The CAREER Award is among NSF...

NJIT Names Grant Billmeier as Head Coach of Men's Basketball

Thursday, April 6th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology has named Grant Billmeier as its new men's basketball head coach, Associate Vice President and Director of Athletics Lenny Kaplan announced. Billmeier, a native of Pennington, N.J., and graduate of St. Patrick High School and Seton Hall Univers...

4 Leaders from NJIT Named Higher Ed Influencers by ROI-NJ

Thursday, April 6th, 2023
The business publication ROI-NJ recognized four leaders at New Jersey Institute of Technology in its annual lists of higher education influencers, including President Teik C. Lim. Lim made a list of presidents of New Jersey universities and colleges and the others — Martin Tuchman School of Managem...

NJIT Ranked 14th Nationwide for Online Masters in Computer Science

Wednesday, April 5th, 2023
New Jersey Institute of Technology ranked 14th nationwide for its online master's degrees in computer science, according to the latest research from UniversityHQ.org. "While good computer science careers are available for bachelor’s degree holders looking to become computer science professionals, c...

Rami Rashid - ECE PhD Student of the Month - April 2023

Tuesday, April 4th, 2023
Rami Rashid is a Ph.D. candidate in the Helen and John C. Hartmann Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT). He is working under the advisement of Professor Abdi. He also earned his master's from ECE-NJIT in 2020, in which he received the 202...

A Bridge to Equity Between Newark's South Ward and Liberty International

Monday, April 3rd, 2023
Darius Sollohub, professor and interim director of the New Jersey School of Architecture, Hillier College and Colette Santasieri, executive director of the Center for Community Systems, have been unwavering in their partnership to bring the full benefit of Newark’s Liberty International Airport to t...

Men's Tennis Improves to 13-4 with 4-1 Win Over Army

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
The NJIT men's tennis team improved to 13-4 this season with a 4-1 victory over Army West Point on Sunday. "We were very happy to pull off the victory today," said Head Coach Marco Matteucci." The Black Knights took two of three doubles matches to go ahead 1-0, but NJIT rallied in singles pla...

Jared Donnelly's Walk Off Home Run Leads NJIT to 7-6 Win, Series Sweep

Sunday, April 2nd, 2023
Jared Donnelly and the NJIT baseball team closed this weekend's three-game America East series vs. UAlbany just as they started it, with a walk-off victory over the Great Danes at Jim Hynes Stadium. Two days after leading NJIT to a 4-3 series-opening win with a walk-off double, Donnelly broke ...